The recorder with the article number: 509B-AUL from Aulos is a musical tool that brings joy in daily use. This characteristic is largely due to the carefully considered combination of the ingenious design with the tone colours of the plastic material used. The unique sound characteristics of this instrument are strikingly impressive. The characteristics can be described as follows, although it is in the nature of things that sounds can only ever be inadequately described in words. For this reason, the details of the material-specific sound of recorders are perceived and described slightly differently by each person: . The scale The geometry of the inner bore of the instrument is slightly cylindroconical. This type of bore gives the recorder its typical sound. In principle, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and therefore more suitable for ensembles than models with a narrower inner bore. What styles of music can the instrument be used for Plastic is predestined for recorders that are mainly used for choral playing, recorder ensembles and orchestras, other styles are possible. Who the instrument is aimed at It follows from this that plastic recorders are particularly suitable for beginners. A second rule worth noting is that a higher quality instrument will in most cases make learning progress more enjoyable than a simple one. The windway of the recorder The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the air is moulded into a thin sheet of air. This air blade is the nucleus of a recorder's sound. In interaction with the labium, this air blade creates the vibration that generates the flute sound. The shape of the windway is therefore very influential for the musical formability of the instrument's achievable sounds. The windway of the Aulos model 509B-AUL is shaped as follows: curved, conical.Conically shaped windways accelerate the air blade more than cylindrical ones. Due to their geometric shape, windways are extremely complex and many parameters influence each other. Fingering The Aulos 509B-AUL model is offered in the following fingering: Baroque double hole. Construction of the body The number of parts of a recorder influences in many ways the way in which the woodwind instrument can be handled in terms of ease of assembly and compact transport during daily use. This is particularly important when larger instruments or several instruments are taken along. Experienced ensemble players can tell you a thing or two about this. Packaging and accessories The recorder comes with a bag and useful accessories as standard: Wiper stick, cork grease, fingering chart, care instructions Hygiene tips If the recorder is shared, we recommend that you clean the beak area sterilely if necessary to ensure hygienic safety. Flautisept has proven its worth here. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It works with the following surfaces: Linseed oil surfacesWaxed surfacesSpirit-stained surfacesLacquered surfacesABS plasticsRESONAGlazed surfacesUntreated wood surfaces However, before using the product, test it on an inconspicuous area to ensure that it does not leave any unwanted marks on your instrument. Optional information on keys It is not always possible to place tone holes in places in the body that are comfortable and easy to play with your fingers. For acoustic reasons, some tone holes on low instruments in particular are not ergonomically accessible. Keys are fitted to such instruments to make playing much easier or even possible in the first place. The 509B-AUL instrument has the following keys: . This means that it can also be played with above-average ease by players with smaller hands. Recommendations for finding a new recorder How to find your next instrument easily Inform yourself in detail! But don't let "generally applicable" rules such as "material xy doesn't work at all in an ensemble / for professionals" stop you from trying out a recorder yourself. Your musical sensibility is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method suits you best. Our recommendation is therefore: Try out unknown brands that you have never tested before. You can only gain experience.